Impact of an Information Leaflet on Knowledge of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Hepatitis B among Chinese Youth.

نویسندگان

  • Jun-Jie Ouyang
  • Wen-Jing He
  • Kai-Xin Zheng
  • Geng-Zhen Chen
چکیده

BACKGROUND To assess the effect of an information leaflet on the level of Chinese youth's knowledge about hepatitis B and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of primary liver cancer (PLC). MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 500 students, from two universities in the Chaoshan area of China, were randomly divided into an intervention group of 280 participants and a control group of 220. Baseline knowledge of HCC and hepatitis B was evaluated by questionnaire interview. Subsequently, only the intervention group was given an information leaflet of HCC and hepatitis B. Three months later, the two groups were contacted for a second interview. Changes in knowledge from baseline of HCC and hepatitis B were compared between the two groups. RESULTS There was no statistically significant difference in mean PRE-questionnaire scores between the intervention and control groups. However, the mean POST-questionnaire score was significantly higher in the intervention group after the intervention. The leaflet had the greatest effect on the participants' questionnaire score, and raised their level of knowledge about HCC and hepatitis B. CONCLUSIONS The information leaflet intervention is significantly effective in improving the knowledge of HCC and hepatitis B among the youth.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP

دوره 17 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2016